You can always tell a real friend; when you've made a fool of yourself, he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job.

Quote by Laurence Sterne

Topics: Best Friend Quotes, Friends Quotes

I once asked a hermit in Italy how he could venture to live alone, in...

I once asked a hermit in Italy how he could venture to live alone, in...

Titles of honor are like the impressions on coins, which add no value to gold...

Titles of honor are like the impressions on coins, which add no value to gold...

In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself.

In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself.

There are worse occupations in this world than feeling a woman's pulse.

There are worse occupations in this world than feeling a woman's pulse.

There have been no sects in the Christian world, however absurd, which have not endeavoured...

There have been no sects in the Christian world, however absurd, which have not endeavoured...

The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of...

The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of...

In all unmerciful actions, the worst of men pay this compliment at least to humanity,...

In all unmerciful actions, the worst of men pay this compliment at least to humanity,...

I am persuaded that every time a man smiles - but much more so when...

I am persuaded that every time a man smiles - but much more so when...

What is the life of man! Is it not to shift from side to side?...

What is the life of man! Is it not to shift from side to side?...

Writing, when properly managed, (as you may be sure I think mine is) is but...

Writing, when properly managed, (as you may be sure I think mine is) is but...

When a man is discontented with himself, it has one advantage - that it puts...

When a man is discontented with himself, it has one advantage - that it puts...

For every ten jokes, thou hast got a hundred enemies

For every ten jokes, thou hast got a hundred enemies

I wish either my father or my mother, or indeed both of them, as they...

I wish either my father or my mother, or indeed both of them, as they...

Of all the cants which are canted in this canting world, - though the cant...

Of all the cants which are canted in this canting world, - though the cant...

Alas! if the principles of contentment are not within us, the height of station and...

Alas! if the principles of contentment are not within us, the height of station and...

Our passion and principals are constantly in a frenzy, but begin to shift and waver,...

Our passion and principals are constantly in a frenzy, but begin to shift and waver,...

Only the brave know how to forgive... a coward never forgave; it is not in...

Only the brave know how to forgive... a coward never forgave; it is not in...

I take a simple view of life. It is keep your eyes open and get...

I take a simple view of life. It is keep your eyes open and get...

People who overly take care of their health are like misers. They hoard up a...

People who overly take care of their health are like misers. They hoard up a...

When the heart flies out before the understanding, it saves the judgment a world of...

When the heart flies out before the understanding, it saves the judgment a world of...